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Rivers used as 'open sewers', says WWF charity

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/22/2019 - 01:19
The WWF said it was "very unlikely" that pollution reduction targets would be met without new laws.

Why James Acaster thinks 2016 was music's best year ever

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/22/2019 - 01:16
Comedian James Acaster thinks so, and here's why.

Farming: The UK's deadliest industry

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/22/2019 - 01:00
While the number of construction deaths has dropped over the past 30 years, fatalities in agriculture remain high.

Alan Cumming 'relished' gay lead role in US show

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/22/2019 - 00:31
The Scottish actor says he is proud of playing Dr Dylan Reinhart in the drama series Instinct.

Warning over prisoner numbers 'exceeding capacity'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/22/2019 - 00:14
The chief inspector of prisons for Scotland is "concerned" about extra pressure on the system.

Rape victims 'let down' says justice secretary

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/22/2019 - 00:10
Humza Yousaf says a new report on the experience of victims provides "some harrowing reading".

Hampshire lab tests water quality every day of the year

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/22/2019 - 00:08
A Hampshire lab tests tap water quality for 2.2 million people across the south east every day.

Ditch cars to meet climate change targets, say MPs

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/22/2019 - 00:01
MPs say people will have to stop driving if the UK is to meet its Zero Carbon goals by 2050.

Puppy helps Ellie May, 8, to cope with diabetes

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/22/2019 - 00:00
A family is hoping a seven-month-old golden retriever will help their daughter manage her type 1 diabetes.

BAME positive discrimination 'needed when hiring for jobs'

UK News BBC News Feed - Thu, 08/22/2019 - 00:00
Shavanah Taj says it will help address barriers to employment for ethnic minority women.

Newspaper headlines: 30 days to do a deal and HS2 'heading for buffers'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/21/2019 - 23:38
The papers cover the German chancellor's suggestion the Brexit impasse could be broken in 30 days.

Trafalgar Square stabbing: Man knifed in central London

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/21/2019 - 22:38
The man was found with stab injuries in the square in central London just after 21:00 BST.

Prince Andrew's links to Jeffrey Epstein

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/21/2019 - 21:01
The Duke of York has come under scrutiny for his connection to the late US financier. Here's what we know.

Channel migrants: Two boats intercepted carrying 21 people

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/21/2019 - 20:41
Border Force vessels intercept the dinghies after they are spotted heading towards the Kent coast.

Libby Squire death: Man arrested on suspicion of murder

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/21/2019 - 20:39
Police arrest a 25-year-old over the death of the student whose body was found in the Humber.

Boy, 12, falls to death from apartment in Spain

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/21/2019 - 20:34
Lucas Briscoe was on holiday with his mother in the Costa del Sol when he fell from a balcony.

Merkel: Backstop alternative 'possible within 30 days'

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/21/2019 - 20:17
Boris Johnson welcomes apparent optimism from the German chancellor as she suggests a solution could be found.

Winchester prison: Inmates breach 'weak walls' in mass cell breakout

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/21/2019 - 17:46
Inmates use furniture to break the walls of their prison cells in a mass break-out.

Man acted as police officer after buying uniform online

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/21/2019 - 17:43
Craig Buttery carried out drug searches and attacked a man while dressed as an officer, a court hears.

Malcolm McKeown murder: Police release CCTV footage

UK News BBC News Feed - Wed, 08/21/2019 - 17:22
The 54-year-old was shot after he walked out of a filling station in Waringstown, County Down.

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